Daily Current Affairs Quiz: February 28, 2024

February 28, 2024

Consider the following statements:
1. All four astronauts shortlisted for the country's human space flight mission Gaganyaan, are males.
2. Gaganyaan will take a crew of 4 members to an orbit of 400 km for a 3 days mission.
3. The Gaganyaan mission is the most expensive scientific mission ever undertaken by India.
4. PSLV rocket is identified as the launch vehicle for Gaganyaan mission.
Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

(A) 1 & 2 only
(B) 1 & 3 only
(C) 1 & 4 only
(D) 2 & 4 only

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ANSWER: D

Consider the following statements:
1. Anaemia Control under Mission Utkarsh is an initiative to improve nutrition in adolescent girls using Ayurveda.
2. It will be a joint public health initiative by the Ministries of Ayush and Health and Family Welfare.
3. It would be launched in five aspirational districts first as a pilot project.
4. The aim is nutritional improvement among approximately 95,000 adolescent girls in anaemia prone districts.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(A) 1 & 2 only
(B) 2 & 3 only
(C) 1, 3 & 4 only
(D) 1, 2, 3 & 4

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ANSWER: C

Consider the following statements:
1. Gujarat has recently initiated Operation AMRITH to tackle Antimicrobial Resistance.
2. Homosep Atom is India's ﬁrst septic tank/manhole cleaning robot.
3. Garbhini- GA 2 model is an India-specific artificial intelligence model to precisely determine the gestational age (GA) of a foetus in the second and third trimester of pregnancy.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(A) 1 & 2 only
(B) 2 & 3 only
(C) 1 & 3 only
(D) 1, 2 & 3

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ANSWER: B

Consider the following statements:
1. Major objective of Schedule H1 of drugs is to control the un-restricted use of antibiotics.
2. Homosep Atom is developed by the startup Solinas, incubated in the Department of Science and Technology (DST)-Technology Business Incubator (TBI) of IIT
3. The Garbhini-GA2 is the first late-trimester GA estimation model to be developed and validated using Indian population data.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(A) 1 & 2 only
(B) 2 & 3 only
(C) 1 & 3 only
(D) 1, 2 & 3

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ANSWER: C

Consider the following statements:
1. Specified list of drugs under Schedule H1 should be sold by chemists only after retaining a copy of the prescription by them.
2. Homose Atom has integrated Artificial Intelligence (AI) to inspect, clean, and manage conﬁned space for sanitation purposes.
3. The Garbhini-GA2 accurately estimates the foetus’ age, reducing error by almost three times.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(A) 1 & 2 only
(B) 2 & 3 only
(C) 1 & 3 only
(D) 1, 2 & 3

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ANSWER: D

Consider the following statements:
1. INDRA RV25: 240N is a fully indigenous micro turbojet engine.
2. It has been primarily developed for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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ANSWER: C

Raghu Vamsi Machine Tools Pvt Ltd, a Hyderabad-based manufacturer of high precision engineering components has developed a fully indigenous micro turbojet engine – INDRA RV25: 240N.
Though the engine, developed in academic partnership with IIT-Hyderabad, has primarily been developed for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones, it can also have applications in air taxis, jetpacks, auxiliary power units, range extenders and power generation in future.

Consider the following statements:
1. World Protein Day is observed every year on February 27.
2. The theme of National Protein Day 2024 is #ProteinisEssential.
Which of the following statements is/ are incorrect?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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ANSWER: B

World Protein Day is observed every year on February 27.
This day is celebrated to draw people’s attention and create awareness on the health benefits of protein in our diets and to promote nutritional security worldwide.
The World Protein Day originated as an initiative by the US Soybean Export Council (USSEC).
In India, National Protein Day is celebrated on the same day.
The theme of National Protein Day 2024 is #SolvewithProtein.

ABOUT PROTEINS

Protein is the building block of life, found in every cell of our bodies and playing a crucial role in numerous functions.
It is essential for muscle growth and repair, supporting strength and mobility.
Protein also contributes to tissue and bone health, enzyme and hormone production, and a robust immune system.

“Africa’s biggest mosque” and the third-biggest mosque in the world has been inaugurated in-

(A) Algeria
(B) Ethiopia
(C) Egypt
(D) Libya

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ANSWER: A

Algeria recently inaugurated the “Africa’s biggest mosque” and the third-biggest mosque in the world, following over a decade of construction and preparation.
The Great Mosque of Algiers is situated in the capital, with a minaret towering 265 meters (869 feet) high and a large prayer room.
The entire facility could host over 120,000 worshippers.
This follows the largest two mosques –holy mosque ‘Masjid al-Haram’ in Mecca and the prophet’s mosque ‘Al-Masjid an-Nabawi’ in Medina, both located in Saudi Arabia.

Who has been confirmed as the new BBC chairman?

(A) Dr Samir Shah
(B) Bipan Joy
(C) Dhruv Pandey
(D) Vijay Sharma

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ANSWER: A

India-born media executive Dr Samir Shah was confirmed as the new BBC chairman after his selection cleared the stages of scrutiny to be approved by King Charles III.
Shah, who has worked in UK broadcasting for over 40 years, was picked as the government’s preferred candidate in December last year and went on to be quizzed by cross-party MPs of the House of Commons Media Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee for his pre-appointment scrutiny.
The 72-year-old has now been confirmed for four-year term role to take charge as the public broadcaster’s first Indian-origin Chair from March 4 until March 2028.

The ‘Investor Information and Analytics Platform’ has been developed by researchers at-

(A) IIT- Delhi
(B) IIT- Ropar
(C) IIT- Bombay
(D) IIT- Madras

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ANSWER: D

The ‘Investor Information and Analytics Platform’ was launched recently.
This platform will act as a one-stop shop for startups to seamlessly access venture capitalists (VCs) and investors networks, government schemes and several other components of the startup landscape for all stakeholders.
This platform has been developed by the researchers at the Centre for Research on Start-ups and Risk Financing (CREST) of IIT Madras.
An important feature of this unique platform is “StartupGPT” which is an AI-based conversational platform whose function is to help ease information access for those who are navigating exhaustive data.